The Republic of Young Tilden is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, enslaved workforce, and frequent executions. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.147 billion Young Tildenians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Young Tildenian economy, worth 137 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 119,790 Ducats, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 468,652 per year while the poor average 20,858, a ratio of 22.5 to 1.

There's a hole in the heart of every Young Tildenian city, billions of Ducats are being blown on orbital weapons development, the nation's police officers are famously miserable-looking, and even in the most hardened climate scientists break down at the sound of a single drop of rain. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Young Tilden's national animal is the Tilden, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Young Tilden is ranked 44,646^th in the world and 3^rd in Samuel Tilden for Highest Average Incomes, with 119,790.19 Standard Monetary Units.